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V.A. : Viva Negativa! - A Tribute To The New Blockaders Volume I : UK

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Format: CD [ATWAR064]
Shipping Weight: 0.1lbs
Label: At War With False Noise

1,712円

'Volume I in a series of UK / European / US and Japanese artists' tributes to the pioneering UK Noise group The New Blockaders including exclusive tracks by: Nocturnal Emissions, Smell & Quim, Dieter Muh, Putrefier, srmeixner, Cheapmachines, Evil Moisture, Ashtray Navigations, Jazzfinger, Mutant Ape, Anomali, Halalchemists (incl. members of Skullflower, Culver, Snotnosed, Romance & Marzuraan)
"We are The New Blockaders. Blockade is resistance. It is our duty to blockade and induce others to blockade: Anti-books, anti-art, anti-music, anti-clubs, anti-communications. We will make anti-statements about anything and everything. We will make a point of being pointless."
So read the 1982 manifesto of TNB. A group who, more than any other, define the essence of true Noise music both in art and in act. Their influence on the current crop of popular crossover Noise artists such as Prurient and Wolf Eyes is immeasurable. Emerging at the beginning of the 1980s alongside the Industrial grind of Throbbing Gristle and the harsh, abrasive Power Electronics of Whitehouse, TNB stood out through a purity of vision. Their first record, 1982's 'Changez Les Blockeurs', is noise in its most rudimentary form: metallic grating sounds and analogue feedback redefined what could be classified as music. Its abstract form and Dadaist construction challenged all that had appeared before. Its anti-music approach presented a recording closer to the theory-driven work of Einsturzende Neubauten than their supposed contemporaries. They would appear rarely and when they did it would be in anonymity. The records would emerge even more infrequently with little information and in tiny runs. Collaborations in recent years with artists such as Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Merzbow have brought their anti-sound to a younger and diverse audience. The metal-bashing of K2, the awkwardness of Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock, the density of Macronympha and the abrasiveness of Merzbow all owe something to the anti-music of TNB. They can truly be credited as pioneers of Noise music as we know it today.
This is the first in four unique albums of today's most forward-thinking noise artists paying tribute to their masters. Expect further volumes across the globe in the coming months.
Mastered by Philip Julian. Artwork by Richard Rupenus (TNB)'

Tracklist
1 Srmeixner - The Church Of The Absurd
Performer ? Stephen Meixner
2 Dieter Muh - Hohl
Performer ? Steve Cammack
3 Mutant Ape - Northern Block Aid
Performer ? George Proctor
4 Putrefier - Des Motifs De Mes - Compositions Anterieures
Performer ? Mark Durgan
5 Anomali - T.N.B.R.I.P.
Performer ? Paul Coates
6 Cheapmachines - Null Opus
Performer ? Phil Julian
7 Nocturnal Emissions - This Morphing Void
Performer ? Nigel Ayers
8 Halalchemists - Total Nothing Blank
Engineer ? Michael BainesPerformer ? Dean Glaister, Lee Stokoe, Michael Gillham, Pete Burn
9 Evil Moisture - New Kids On The Blockaders
Performer ? Andy Bolus
10 Jazzfinger - Fruit From The Poisonous Tree
Performer ? Ben Jones, Hasan Gaylani
11 Smell & Quim - Tasting Nuns Blood
Performer ? Michael Gillham, Milovan Srdenovic
12 Ashtray Navigations - New Paint For Antisilence
Performer ? Phil Todd

Credits
Compiled By, Design, Artwork By ? Richard Rupenus
Featuring ? The New Blockaders
Mastered By ? Phil Julian

Notes
Volume 1 : UK artists.
500 copies.
12 page booklet.
All material (c) TNB and the respective artists